Ptarmigan Peak
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Days 0-3 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
Wind km/h
30 WSW30
10 NNW10
15 ENE15
5 E5
0 ENE0
10 SSE10
10 SW10
15 W15
15 WSW15
10 W10
5 WSW5
15 S15
10 SSE10
10 S10
20 S20
10 SW10
10 WSW10
15 W15
snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs some clouds clear snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
3 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 3 - - 1
High °C
-7 -4 -3 -5 -1 0 -4 -1 1 -4 -2 -1 -4 -4 -3 -6 -4 -3
Low °C
-9 -7 -3 -6 -4 -2 -5 -4 -1 -5 -4 -2 -7 -6 -4 -7 -6 -5
Chill °C
-15 -9 -8 -9 -5 -4 -8 -5 -3 -9 -6 -5 -7 -10 -9 -11 -8 -8
Freezing level m
2950 3050 3850 3200 3450 4150 3450 3600 4250 3500 3650 4100 3200 3200 3700 3050 3250 3800
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-7-4-3-5-10-4-11-4-2-1-4-4-3-6-4-3-212-135056145011-223
Sunrise
- 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:22 - - 7:22 -
Sunset
- - 6:20 - - 6:19 - - 6:16 - - 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:13

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
3028m alt.
1 hour ago
-0.6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Como
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
42 minutes ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 306).
Buena Vista
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
3.5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Red Cliff Pass Airport
37 km N
3680m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
0 km
Low: overcast
Summit County
38 km WNW
3434m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 19).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ptarmigan Peak and within an acceptable time window.